Meeting Name: PUC Agenda Meeting Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/20/2020 9:30 AM  
Meeting location: Large Hearing Room
Published agenda: Agenda Decisions Agenda Decisions Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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Details 2019-143 21. WS - Wind Power Plant Siting* IP7006/WS-19-394 Buffalo Ridge Wind Energy, LLC In the Matter of the Application of Buffalo Ridge Wind, LLC for a Site Permit for the 109 MW Large Wind Energy Conversion System in Lincoln and Pipestone Counties, Minnesota. 1. Should the Commission approve Buffalo Ridge Wind’s request for a Limited Wind Access Buffer waiver for Xcel Energy’s property? 2. Should the Commission impose any additional permit conditions? (PUC: Panait)  Action details
Details 2020-015 12. MC - Minor Changes to Transmission Facilities* E002/MC-19-758 Northern States Power Company, d/b/a Xcel Energy In the Matter of the Application for a Minor Alteration of Xcel Energy’s 500 kV Transmission Line 5702. Should the Commission authorize the minor alteration request? If the minor alteration is approved, should any conditions be required? (PUC: Bruce)  Action details
Details 2020-014 13. M - Miscellaneous** E002/M-19-721 Northern States Power Company, d/b/a Xcel Energy In the Matter of Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy’s Petition for Approval of the Transmission Cost Recovery Rider Revenue Requirements for 2019 and 2020 and Revised Adjustment Factors. 1. Should the Commission approve or modify Xcel Energy’s 2019 and 2020 revenue requirements and other ancillary matters for the projects eligible for cost recovery through the Transmission Cost Recovery Rider? 2. Should the Commission approve or modify Xcel Energy’s request to modify its Transmission Cost Recovery Tariff, True-Up and Tracker Balance Reports, Adjustment Factors, and Customer Notice? (PUC: Gustafson, Bonnett, Rosier)  Action details
Details 2020-018 14. M - Miscellaneous* E002/M-19-663 Northern States Power Company, d/b/a Xcel Energy In the Matter of a Petition Requesting Approval of the Amended Agreement with Liberty Paper, Inc. and Approval of Accounting and Rate Treatment. (PUC: Manning; DOC: Rakow)  Action details
Details 2020-019 15. D - Depreciation** E015/D-19-534 Minnesota Power In the Matter of Minnesota Power’s 2019 Remaining Life Depreciation Petition. 1. Should the Commission approve Minnesota Power’s 2019 remaining lives annual depreciation petition? 2. Should the Commission accept Minnesota Power’s proposal to separately depreciate certain Account 390.0 buildings? 3. Should the Commission authorize Minnesota Power’s request to transfer an asset (a loader) from regulated operations (Laskin Energy Center) to non-regulated operations (Rapids Energy Center) and its associated accounting treatment? 4. Should the Commission authorize Minnesota Power’s request for an offsetting transfer of an asset (a bulldozer) from non-regulated operations (Rapids Energy Center) to regulated operations (Taconite Harbor Energy Center) and its associated accounting treatment? (PUC: Hetherington, Bender)  Action details
Details 2020-016 16. M - Miscellaneous* E002/M-19-568 Northern States Power Company, d/b/a Xcel Energy In the Matter of the Amended and Restated Elk Creek Solar Energy Purchase Agreement. Should the Commission adjust the cost recovery after the review of prudency of the cancellation of the Elk Creek PPA? (PUC: Stalpes; DOC: Zajicek)  Action details
Details 2018-224 37. CI - Commission Initiated Investigation** E002/CI-17-401 Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy In the Matter of the Commission Investigation to Identify and Develop Performance Metrics and, Potentially, Incentives for Xcel Energy’s Electric Utility Operations. What action should the Commission take on performance-based ratemaking for Xcel Energy (Xcel or the Company), including Xcel’s 2021 and 2022 Performance-Based Ratemaking Annual Reports (PBR Reports)? (PUC: Dornfeld, Terwilliger)  Action details